Category: Politics

Ottawa, ON – Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food have called for an emergency meeting to discuss the Chinese government’s revocation of a Canadian canola company’s import permit, and the Canadian government’s lack of action on the file. MPs Luc Berthold, Earl Dreeshen, and Bev Shipley sent a letter to the Clerk…

There is great strength in unity. If you need proof of this, just look at last week’s campaign announcements from the United Conservative Party. In a span of just three days, the UCP launched an eight-point plan to restore public trust on property rights and announced a full repeal of Bill 6. It was music…

March 13, 2019 – Quebec City, QC – The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and the Official Opposition, issued this statement following today’s emergency meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: “Today at the Justice Committee Liberal MPs once again used their majority to protect Justin Trudeau and cover-up…

Ottawa, ON – The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, issued the following statement following the resignation of Treasury Board President Jane Philpott: “Last week, Jody Wilson-Raybould lifted the veil on the corruption around Justin Trudeau and his highest-ranking officials. A sustained and coordinated effort to get her to interfere in…

OTTAWA – Recently, the Chinese government canceled the canola import permit for one of Canada’s largest grain processors, Winnipeg-based Richardson International, citing insect infestation concerns. Conservatives know the issue at hand is not the quality of Canada’s world class canola. Canola is a Canadian success story and our farmers produce the best in the world. Rather, this…

Calgary, AB (March 5, 2019): Albertans have not forgotten the NDP’s 2016 infamous appointment of environmental activist Tzeporah Berman as co-chair of the Government’s Oil Sands Advisory Group. To date, the Premier has never expressed regret for appointing a virulent opponent of Alberta’s oil & gas industry to such an important government body. But it also appears that the NDP…

CFIB looks to all parties to put forward policies to support entrepreneurs CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) responded to the unveiling of the United Conservative Party’s regulatory reform policies Wednesday by characterizing the proposals as a solid blueprint to cut red tape for small business, and encouraged other political parties to come forward…

“Alberta will go from worst to best province in Canada on red tape,” Kenney pledges EDMONTON, AB (March 6, 2019): A United Conservative government would cut the red tape burden on Alberta’s economy by one third in its first term to create jobs and spur economic growth, according to UCP Leader Jason Kenney. Following on…

(Calgary) – Following the release of the 3rd quarter government financials today, Alberta Party Finance critic Greg Clark is left shaking his head at the government’s supposed path to balance. “I’ve said it before, but the government is basically using the power of their imagination to make their path to balance. The update on that plan…

Announces that United Conservative Jobs Plan will start with Job Creation Tax Cut on Employers Calgary, AB (March 1, 2019): The NDP’s handling of the Alberta economy is “a record of total failure,” United Conservative Party leader said Jason Kenney today. In a major speech making the case for economic change, Kenney delivered a stinging indictment…

CALGARY, AB (March 6, 2019): United Conservative Party (UCP) Executive Director Janice Harrington today issued the following statement: “Effective immediately, Mr. Randy Kerr has been removed as the UCP’s candidate in the constituency of Calgary-Beddington. “In the last 48 hours, new information has come to our attention indicating Mr. Kerr was not forthright in responding to the…

Quebec City, QC  – The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and the Official Opposition, issued this statement following today’s testimony of Gerald Butts, Michael Wernick, and Nathalie Drouin at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: “Despite today’s testimony, the central facts of this Liberal corruption scandal remain crystal…

Slave Lake, AB (February 28, 2019): Today, in response to allegations made by the NDP government, UCP Lesser Slave Lake candidate Pat Rehn released information proving a local business in his riding is paying around $500,000 annually to cover the cost of the NDP carbon tax. Rehn initially brought the massive carbon tax bill to light…

CALGARY, AB: Sonya Savage, as United Conservative candidate in Calgary-North West, has issued the following statement on federal Bill C-69, the Trudeau Liberal government’s “No More Pipelines” law: “Bill C-69 is deeply problematic legislation that endangers jobs and the future of Alberta’s energy industry. This legislation needs to be scrapped entirely and sent back to the…

EDMONTON, AB: Drew Barnes, UCP candidate for re-election in Cypress–Medicine Hat has issued the following statement following the NDP government’s third quarter fiscal update today: “Today’s third-quarter fiscal update does nothing to inspire confidence from Albertans in a free-spending NDP government that is burying Albertans in a sea of red ink. “The NDP’s supposed plan still puts Albertans on…